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People Moves: Howden’s Rahmita Price to Ed Asia; 3 Price Forbes Hires; WTW’s Pires to NFP; Tres to Carpenter; PwC’s Eastman to Specialist Risk Group

May 19 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Ed Broking, Price Forbes, NFP, Guy Carpenter & Co., and Specialist Risk Group (SRG).A summary of these new hires follows here. Ed, the...

Aon to Sell Pensions Business in Germany, in Another Step to Get EU Nod for WTW Deal

May 17 2021 // Aon plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pensions consulting, pension insurance broking, pensions administration and investment consulting business in Germany to Lane Clark & Peacock LLP...

Aon, Willis Towers Watson to Sell WTW Assets to Gallagher for $3.57 Billion

May 12 2021 // Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson have agreed to sell Willis Re and a set of Willis Towers Watson corporate risk and broking and health and benefits services to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.These businesses will be divested...

Cyber Attacks and Data Loss Are Top 2 Risks Facing Directors & Officers: WTW Survey

Apr 23 2021 // Cyber attacks and data loss are the top two risks facing directors & officers, with pandemic-related changes in working practices heightening these concerns, according to a global survey from broker Willis Towers...

People Moves: AXA XL’s Hiscock to AXIS; Carpenter Promotes Gaudron, Hires Willis Re’s den Boer; Dahlmann at Marsh; Forder to Dale Underwriting

Apr 22 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at AXIS Re, Guy Carpenter, Marsh and Dale Underwriting Partners.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of...

UK Car Insurance Premiums Drop to Lowest Level Since 2015: WTW Survey

Apr 20 2021 // The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain slumped 14% in the first quarter of 2021, to their lowest level since 2015, as different phases of lockdowns in the country kept motorists off the streets, a...

Willis Towers Watson Launches ‘Radar Workbench’ for Commercial Underwriters

Apr 16 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has launched Radar Workbench, new software technology aims to transform the performance of frontline commercial underwriters.“Radar Workbench has been developed to provide the...

People Moves: PartnerRe’s Clarke Re-Emerges at Tremor; WTW’s Monat to Mosaic; Graham Leads AIRMIC; Lancashire’s Richardson to Aeolus

Apr 8 2021 // This wrap-up of International People Moves details recent appointments at Tremor Technologies, Mosaic, AIRMIC and Aeolus Capital Management Ltd.A summary of these new hires follows. Boston-based Tremor Technologies, the...

April Reinsurance Renewal Pricing ‘More of the Same,’ Reports Willis Re

Apr 1 2021 // International reinsurance renewals completed for April 1 followed trends set earlier in the season, as market pricing remained firm in virtually all classes and territories.Capacity was adequate across the board, and no...

Suez Blockage Claims Expected to Hike Marine Reinsurance Rates, Says Willis Re

Apr 1 2021 // The blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to lead to large reinsurance claims, adding to upward pressure on marine reinsurance rates, James Vickers, chair of reinsurance broker Willis Re International, told Reuters.Formal...

Update – Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Antitrust Warning: Reuters

Mar 3 2021 // BRUSSELS – Aon will face a list of objections by the EU’s antitrust watchdog which it must overcome with concessions to proceed with its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson, two people familiar with the matter...

Cinven and GIC Complete Purchase of UK Broker Miller from Willis Towers Watson

Mar 1 2021 // Cinven, the international private equity firm, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, have completed the acquisition of leading specialist insurance and re/insurance broker, Miller, from Willis Towers Watson.The...

Willis Towers Watson, Liberty Specialty Markets Launch Reputational Crisis Coverage

Feb 24 2021 // Willis Towers Watson and Liberty Specialty Markets have partnered to offer reputational crisis insurance that enables organizations to transfer the financial risk associated with certain types of reputational crises and...

Australia Regulator Raises Antitrust Concerns over $30B Aon-Willis Towers Watson Deal

Feb 18 2021 // Australia’s competition regulator on Thursday raised initial concerns over Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world’s largest insurance broker, close on the heels of a similar...

Willis Towers Watson to Pay $2.1M Cash Retention Agreements for 4 Executives

Feb 8 2021 // Willis Towers Watson has approved retention agreements worth $2.1 million for four executives as an incentive for their continued employment until the closing of the broker’s merger with Aon, according to a WTW...

Willis Towers Watson Adds Shanghai to Global Markets Property/Casualty Hub

Jan 14 2021 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the addition of Shanghai to its global property and casualty hub, aimed at enhancing the company’s global placement model for...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Suite of Cyber Risk Management Assessments

Jan 12 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has introduced two new cyber risk assessment services – the Workforce Cyber Culture Assessment (WCCA) and the Ransomware Risk Assessment (RRA)Willis Towers Watson describes the WCCA...

Aviation Reinsurance Rates Rise by as Much as 250% in January Renewals: Willis Re

Jan 4 2021 // Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from the impact of Boeing 737 MAX crashes two years ago.The 737 MAX...

Update: Aon Confirms EU Antitrust Probe of Merger with Willis Towers Watson

Dec 21 2020 // Aon plc confirmed that the European Commission (EC) has initiated a review of the company’s proposed $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson.Aon said the Phase II review is a common next step “for a...

Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis

Dec 18 2020 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence and data analytics company.Together, they are developing insurance...